Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right) pause for a photo opportunity during the handover of the Michael Campbell Art Collection to the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on January 11. Also pictured (from left) are Campus Registrar at the...

 

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is affirming its commitment to customers by providing various loan-repayment options. Executive Director of the SLB, Nickeisha Walsh, told JIS News in an interview that the lending agency has the lowest interest rate for any form of educational loan repayment across the country. “There's a notion for persons coming up in our older generation that...

Data controllers who are apprehensive about the changes brought on by the Data Protection Act, 2020 are being encouraged to seek support from the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). These include public authorities, financial and educational institutions, health and security services providers, processors of sensitive personal data, among others, that must also register with the OIC. The legislation requires...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops to prepare participants for the Literary Arts/Creative Writing Competitions. The workshops, which run from January 15 to 27, will cover five subject areas –Screenwriting, Playwriting, Poetry, Novels and Essay writing. Among the scheduled presenters are Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies, Institute of Caribbean Studies, University...

Students of Richmond Primary and Infant School in St. Mary are set to benefit from a new school bus under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Grants Project, which focuses on addressing basic needs, including education, health and poverty reduction. Representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica and the institution signed a grant contract for the provision of...

Commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, the southbound lanes of the upper bridge along Hagley Park Road, in the vicinity of the Three Miles intersection, will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure is to facilitate repairs to the bridge approach road. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024. Manager...